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The Special Investigating Unit has told MPs that the government is in the process of recouping some of the funds from service providers which charged excessive prices for state funerals.
Tate Makgoe IMAGE: Ntwaagae Seleka/News24 The Free State federal government has actually safeguarded its choice to pay R3.5
The Free State government has justified spending R3.5 million on former education MEC Tate Makgoe's funeral, saying he was "popular and his funeral was expected to draw multitudes of people".
The path for suspended public works director-general Sam Vukela to return to work has been cleared.
The DA wants the appointment of Alec Moemi as acting Department of Public Works and Infrastructure director-general to be withdrawn and set aside.